Patterns of neural activity observed in the group that got a $333 a month gift were associated with higher language, cognitive and social-emotional scores later in life.
Education
An “Out Of Touch” Wharton Business Student Thinks The Average Worker Makes $800,000 In The US
According to the Social Security Administration, the actual numbers for the average U.S. annual wage last year was $53,383, and the median wage was $34,612.
The US Lavishes $10 On Fossil Fuel Subsidies For Every $1 It Allocates For Education
Spending so much on fossil fuel subsidies compared to other programs seems indefensible when up to 80% of the US could be powered by renewables, in principal.
Mississippi Middle School Offered Shapewear To Teen Girls Suffering From “Body Image” Issues
“I’m appalled at the fact that they are trying to fix ‘negative body image’ by sending home SHAPEWEAR!” a mother tweeted about the letter sent home with her 8th-grade daughter.
One Example Of A Nonprofit College Spending More On Marketing Than On Financial Aid For Its Students
In their ads, the college neglects to say that it has the third-lowest graduation rate among 26 of the private four-year schools in Michigan, and fewer than one-quarter of its students graduate.
Aaron Rodgers Touts Atlas Shrugged On ESPN — Later Admits He Has Never Actually Read It
“I actually have never even read it,” Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show while laughing. McAfee piped in, “Just openly f*cking with people!… Oh, that is awesome!”
Teacher Told 3rd Graders “Jews Ruined Christmas” Then Forced Them To Reenact The Holocaust
A Jewish student was assigned to play Adolf Hitler and forced to pretend to kill himself. It sounds like an Onion story gone wrong, but somehow, it actually happened.
School Plays Justin Bieber’s “Baby” Over And Over As A Fundraiser — Students Paid To Make It STOP
After three days, the students coughed up the $1,000 required to silence Beiber’s 2010 hit single blasting on loudspeakers about 20 times between classes.
Teachers Scrounge $1 Bills At Hockey Game Promotion To Fund Classrooms In South Dakota
In an epically tragic commentary on the state of education funding, the teachers raced to the pile of 5,000 one-dollar bills, pitifully dwarfed in the center of the hockey rink.
70 Days From Now Student Loan Payments Resume–89% Are Not Even Close To Being Ready
“When we think about that huge, huge chunk of their income going to student loans…it’s a recipe for financial disaster,” Cody Hounanian pointed out.
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